CORPORATE EXECUTIVES
Directors
- Yale Simpson Chairman
- Bryce Roxburgh President
- Louis Montpellier Director
- Robert Reynolds Director
- Michael McPhie Director
- William McCartney Director
- Douglas Scheving Director
Management & Operations
- Bryce Roxburgh Chief Executive Officer
- Cecil Bond Chief Financial Officer
- Gonzalo Damond Commercial Manager
- Patrick Esnouf Advisor to the Board
- Matthew Williams Exploration Manager
- Jerry Perkins VP Development & Operations
- Glen Van Kerkvoort Chief Geologist
- Justin Tolman Caspiche Project Manager
- Michael McPhie Executive VP, Corporate Development and Environment
- Rob Grey Vice President Investor Relations
- Fernando Chacon Cerro Moro Site Manager
- Susan McLeod Corporate Secretary
- Patricia Inzirillo Argentina-Manager Admin and Legal
Yale Simpson
Yale Simpson has a Bachelor of Applied Science (geological engineering) from the University of British Columbia. He has more than thirty years experience as a senior geologist, exploration manager and CEO of companies involved in precious metals exploration and development projects in Australia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Argentina. Those companies included Pennzoil Company, Chevron Exploration, Australmin Holdings, Black Swan Gold Mines Ltd. and Argosy Minerals Inc. He and his exploration teams are credited with the exploration and development of several gold mines. His particular expertise is in strategic planning and corporate communications. Yale is currently chairman of Exeter Resource Corp. and a director of Diamonds North Resources Ltd., Dynasty Metals and Mining Inc., and Carlyle Mining Corp. On a volunteer basis he is the Co-Chairman of the Britannia Beach Historical Society, operator of the British Columbia Museum of Mining.
Bryce Roxburgh
Bryce Roxburgh graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in geology and geophysics from Sydney University in 1971 and has 30 years experience in the exploration and mining industry including successfully negotiating numerous joint venture agreements. Between 1971 and 1989, he worked for international mining groups, Amoco Minerals Australia Company and Cyprus Mines Corporation, where as Regional Manager for Eastern Australia & South East Asia he was responsible for the exploration teams which discovered the Selwyn, Red Dome and Junction Reef ore-bodies. Between 1989 and 2000, he was Exploration Manager for Arimco N.L. and Climax Mining Limited in East Australia, South East Asia and South America where he was responsible for the teams which discovered the Dinkidi ore-body in the Philippines, and the Don Sixto gold deposit in Argentina. From July, 2000 to January 2004, he worked as an independent consultant until becoming CEO for Exeter where he has worked until now.
Louis G. Montpellier
Louis Montpellier has been practising law in Vancouver, British Columbia since 1981 and since 1983 has worked exclusively in the capital markets as counsel to emerging issuers and listed public companies engaged in mineral exploration and mining. During that period, Mr. Montpellier has assisted a wide range of businesses in the entire spectrum of corporate finance activities, from accessing seed capital for private companies through to IPO's and subsequent public and private financings. Mr. Montpellier has worked extensively in the field of mergers and acquisitions, hostile and friendly take-over bids, proxy contests, corporate reorganizations and arrangements. Mr. Montpellier also has experience in debt and project financing, acting both for lenders and borrowers, with a particular emphasis on the financing of mineral projects.
During the course of his practice, Mr. Montpellier has been requested to act as an outside director for a variety of public mineral exploration companies and has travelled throughout the developed and developing world to negotiate the purchase, sale and joint venturing of exploration projects on behalf of those companies.
His areas of practice and his business experience have allowed him to develop a broad network of global contacts in the mining, financing and legal communities, as well as long-standing relationships with stock exchange and securities regulators in various jurisdictions.
Mr. Montpellier is identified in a number of publications including the Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the Lexpert Guide to the Leading 100 Industry Specialists in Canada, Who’s Who Legal, the International Who’s Who of Mining Lawyers, and The Best Lawyers in Canada, as one of Canada's leading mining lawyers. Mr. Montpellier also has a wide range of experience in the mineral exploration and development business.
Mr. Montpellier attended the University of British Columbia and received his law degree from the University of Victoria. Mr. Montpellier is a member of the Denver, Colorado based Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada.
Robert G Reynolds
A Chartered Accountant has been involved in exploration and resource development companies for 28 years. He has held various positions, including that of Executive Director of Delta Gold Ltd. from 1987 to 1996, responsible for corporate planning, finance and administration. He also participated in the development of the Granny Smith and Kanowna Belle mines in Western Australia, and the Hartley Platinum Mine in Zimbabwe. Currently Robert is the Chairman of successful Australian gold explorer, Avoca Resources Ltd.
Michael McPhie
Michael has a B.Sc. from Simon Fraser University in Physical Geography, a M.Sc. from Royal Roads University in Environment and Management and is mid-way the completion of a Ph.D. in mineral economics and management from the University of British Columbia. He also is accredited as a Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP) from the Institute of Professional Environmental Practice. Michael is currently the Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Environment with Exeter Resource Corporation. In this, Michael assumes a senior leadership role in building and enhancing Exeter's strategic relationships with the company's business partners, institutions, government agencies and communities. Prior to joining Exeter, Michael was President and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia, served as a Director and Senior Advisor on domestic and international mineral policy with Natural Resources Canada and worked with a number of Canadian mining companies as both a consultant and officer. Michael is an accomplished project manager and team leader responsible for the successful permitting, development and implementation of a number of high value multi disciplinary projects in the national and international mining and minerals industry. In addition to Exeter, Michael serves on the boards of Silver Quest Resources Ltd., the British Columbia Institute of Technology and is Co-Chair of the Britannia Beach Historical Society.
William McCartney
Mr. McCartney, age 50, received a B.A. from Simon Fraser University in 1978 and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia since 1980. He has been the President of Pemcorp Management Inc. from 1990 to present and was a founding partner of Davidson & Company, Chartered Accountants from 1984 to 1990. Pemcorp Management Inc. is principally involved with providing corporate finance and administrative management services to private and public companies.
Douglas Scheving
Douglas Scheving graduated with Diplomas of Technology in Mining and Extractive Metallurgy from the British Columbia Institute of Technology in 1972 and has 20 years experience as a mill superintendent and 10 years experience in the administration of public mining exploration companies. He has worked for Falconbridge at their Wesfrob iron copper mine and also at their Salmita Gold Mine in the Northwest Territories. He has also worked as mill superintendent at Mosquito Creek Gold Mines and the Sumac Ventures heap leach gold operation. Mr. Scheving was contractor and General Manager for the British Columbia Ministry of Environment for three years at a cyanide remediation and detoxification project near Grand Forks B.C. In 1993 Mr. Scheving became involved with public mining exploration companies and has provided administration services to Exeter Resource Corporation (then Golden Glacier Resources Inc.) and Golden Dynasty Resources Limited starting in 1996.
Cecil Bond
A chartered accountant with 20 years experience. He spent 7 years working for 2 major international accounting firms in South Africa and Canada and 5 years in private business in South Africa. His recent experience has been in the junior mining industry where he has spent the last 8 years as the chief financial officer of public companies.
Gonzalo Damond
Gonzalo Damond is an Industrial/ Electronic/ Civil Engineer and graduated with specializations in commercial and logistic areas from Mariscal Sucre University and has 12 years experience in operational and management positions within significant multinational companies. He has been responsible for the design, organization and commissioning of large distribution centers. He has substantial experience in purchase management - especially large volume transactions and has negotiated supply contracts with major wholesale companies. Within the operations field he has managed railway logistics between Argentina and Brazil as well as intermodal operations for Chilean ports. In carrying out these functions Gonzalo gained substantial experience in establishing constructive relationships with communities, clients, trade unions and Government authorities.
Patrick Esnouf
Patrick Esnouf is Advisor to the Board. He was formerly with the Anglo group of companies, has held various positions including that of CEO of Anglo's substantial Chilean copper operations and Chairman of Anglo South America. He also managed Anglo business units in Brazil, Peru, Venezuela and Argentina. When living in Argentina he was involved in the early development of the Cerro Vanguardia gold/silver mine in Santa Cruz Province. Currently Patrick, who has lived in South America for the last 20 years, is Chairman of TSX and ASX listed Andean Resources which owns the prospective Cerro Negro Gold Project in Argentina, is a director of Volcan, a major Peruvian zinc producer, and is director and President of TSX listed South American Gold and Copper which is Chilean focused.
Matthew Williams
Matthew Williams graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Geology from the Queensland Institute of Technology in 1987, and has more than 12 years experience in the exploration and mining industries with Mount Isa Mines. Areas of expertise include the geological appraisal of advanced projects, particularly at the pre-feasibility and feasibility levels, of base metal and gold mining projects in Australia and the Dominican Republic. Major projects include Tom's Gully Gold Mine, N.T., McArthur River Lead-Zinc-Silver Mine, N.T., Mount Isa Copper Mine, Pueblo Viejo Gold Mine in the Dominican Republic, and the proposed Mount Isa Open Cut.
His experience has also included grass roots (or greenfield) exploration and project appraisals on gold and base metal projects in W.A., N.T. - Australia, Mexico, Nevada, USA, Panama and the Dominican Republic.Matthew brings a wealth of computing experience with him to Exeter, which includes extensive resource estimation knowledge.
Jerry Perkins
Jerry has a chemical engineering background and over 35 years experience in the mining and metallurgical industry in technical, operational and corporate management positions in NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern Territory of Australia as well as South Africa, UK and Papua New Guinea. He has specialised in mineral project development programs and feasibility studies, and in market development roles throughout Australasia and in North and South America, Europe, Southern Africa, China, Japan, Indonesia and other SE Asian countries. Jerry's expertise includes mine production and commissioning; test work and R&D programs; engineering and process design, operations management, project development and optimization. It also includes environmental design and management, OH & S as well as stakeholder, community, government and public relations. Jerry has worked on many major mining projects and his commodity experience includes gold, PGMs, copper, lead-zinc, nickel-cobalt, tin, uranium, vanadium, coal, gemstones and various industrial minerals.
Glen Van Kerkvoort
Glen Van Kerkvoort graduated with 1st class Honours from the CODES Special Research Center at the University of Tasmania. He was awarded the Geological Society of Australia Gold Medal in 1993. Glen has worked extensively on numerous world class deposits and has been involved in exploration in South America for over 15 years. He discovered the Don Sixto deposit in 1996 during a regional exploration program which covered an area of 60,000 square kilometers in Argentina's Mendoza province. In the late 90s he worked with Barrick mapping the massive Pascua-Lama-Veledero high sulphidation gold deposit and developing a geological model in order to guide the exploration of it. Over 30 million ounces of gold were defined in this system and the Veledero center is now in production. Glen later managed regional exploration for Brancote at their 3 million ounce gold low sulphidation vein Esquel deposit. When Meridian Gold took over Brancote in 2002 he took on the position as exploration manager for the newly registered company of Patagonia Gold Plc and set up exploration centers in both Argentina and Chile. Glen commenced with Exeter in 2005 and as the Chief Geologist is responsible for supervision of regional exploration and finding new opportunities in order to ensure the continued growth of the company.
Justin Tolman
Justin Tolman graduated with 1st class Honours in Applied Science from James Cook University in 1998 and holds an MBA from La Trobe University. He was awarded the Exploration Industry Prize for Geological Mapping for his thesis. Justin has 10 years experience working in exploration, mine geology, project management and project generation in a wide range of mineralisation styles and environments. Mining experience includes open cut and underground mine geology at Charters Towers and Mount Isa, culminating in a resource modelling role for the Isa Open cut pre-feasibility and feasibility studies. Regional exploration work includes several years leading teams in the remote Tanami Desert and SE Australia, where as the JV project manager Justin was part of the team that discovered the McPhillamy’s gold deposit in NSW, Australia. Justin commenced with Exeter in May 2008 as the Principal Geologist - Argentina and Chile and is currently responsible for management of the Caspiche gold-copper Project. He is a member of the AusIMM and the SEG.
Rob Grey
After graduating from College, Rob worked in Telus Mobility’s Corporate Sales for four years. In that role he worked his way to the top of sales, gaining relationships with many of Canada’s major companies.
For the past ten years Rob has been working in the brokerage and Investor Relations business. His focus has consistently remained on the natural resources sector.
Fernando Chacon
Fernando Chacon, a licensed geologist and graduate of San Juan University, Argentina, has been with Exeter since its establishment in South America in2003, working primarily on the Don Sixto and Cerro Moro gold-silver projects. Before obtaining his degree he worked as a mining technician at the Veladero project in 1996. Since graduating he has worked for Tenke at the Batidero Project and Noranda at the El Pachon Project. Experience with Exeter has concentrated on evaluating projects at an advanced stage of exploration, and includes drill program planning and supervision, geological model construction for resource estimation, and the management of a group of over 45 professionals, technicians, and support staff at the Cerro Moro Project.
Patricia Inzirillo
Patricia Inzirillo is a lawyer, License 3781 granted by the Supreme Court of Justice of Mendoza, Argentine Republic, and has specialized in Mining Law. She worked as the legal representative and office manager for Argentina Mineral Development in Argentina, as well as other mining companies.